Chapter 408: "Dying to Survive" breaks 2 billion in 20 weeks! Will Chinese-language films
"After three years, Stephen Chow returns with his new film The Mermaid. Have you paid back the movie tickets you owe Stephen Chow?"
"Following 'Havoc in Heaven', Zheng Baorui has devoted all his efforts to creating 'Journey to the West: The Three Strikes on the White Bone Demon' to celebrate the Spring Festival with you."
"'The King of Gamblers 3' is set to be released during the Spring Festival, with Chow Yun-fat and Liu Dehua reprising their roles as 'God of Gamblers and Gambler'."
Speaking of the film market in January, it was really too lively.
In addition to Zhou Qing's "Dying to Survive" which was raking in the box office, several other blockbusters were also being promoted in full swing.
Especially the three blockbusters "The Mermaid", "The Monkey King 3" and "From Vegas to Macau ".
It can be described as a three-way battle for supremacy and the Three Kingdoms.
It has basically attracted 90% of the attention in the circle, and has divided up the February schedule in advance.
Among those who plan to go to the movies in February, 2% of the audience will go for these three films.
The other movies can only survive in the cracks between these three movies.
This is understandable, after all, these three films are indeed the most marketable.
There is no need to say much about "The Mermaid". The three words "Zhou Xingchi" alone are enough to attract everyone to go to the cinema.
You have to know that Stephen Chow's appeal in the Chinese entertainment industry is simply amazing.
He is not inferior to several famous mainland directors such as Zhang, Chen, and Feng, and is even three points stronger.
Only Zhou Qing, the number one director in Chinese entertainment, can truly surpass him.
Therefore, "The Mermaid" has the highest level of attention among the three movies and is the first choice of at least half of the audience.
Although Stephen Chow was only the director and not the lead actor in "The Mermaid", this did not dampen everyone's enthusiasm in the slightest.
Just like the "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" released in 13.
This film was also not starred by Stephen Chow, but it raked in a huge box office of 12.46 billion.
This was a box office of 13 billion in 12, which is still very valuable and completely different from the current box office of 10 billion.
You should know that "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" was the only movie in the entire Chinese entertainment market that year that grossed over 10 billion yuan.
There is no other one except "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons".
It's not just Chinese-language movies, there are also Hollywood blockbusters as well!
Take the mainland box office rankings for 13 as an example. Even if Hollywood blockbusters and Chinese-language films are included, "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" with 12 billion yuan is the undisputed number one.
So what's the second one?
The total box office of the Hollywood blockbuster "Iron Man 3" was only 7.6 million yuan.
What about the third one?
"So Young" directed by Zhao Yanzi had a total box office of 7.1 million yuan.
From this we can see how powerful Stephen Chow's appeal is.
A similar situation is happening to "The Mermaid" in the industry right now, which is completely a crushing defeat.
Its popularity can only be compared to Zhou Qing's "Dying to Survive".
"The Monkey King 3" and "From Vegas to Macau " released at the same time were all far surpassed by it.
Of course, this doesn’t mean that “The Monkey King 3” and “From Vegas to Macau ” are not popular anymore.
In fact, the popularity of these two films is also incredibly high.
Even if it can't compare to "The Mermaid", it is enough to sweep away other films of the same period.
This is not surprising. After all, the cast and crew of these two films are really too luxurious.
"Journey to the West: The Three Strikes of the White Bone Demon" is adapted from the well-known Journey to the West IP. It stars many stars including Aaron Kwok, Feng Shaofeng, Xiao Shen Yang, and Gong Huang joins to play the White Bone Demon.
In addition, the previous work "Journey to the West: Havoc in Heaven" also won a box office of 8 million yuan.
No matter how you look at it, the box office of this sequel will not be bad.
The situation is similar with "The Man from Macau 3".
First of all, it’s a big gimmick. Although there is no big IP to support it, Fatty Wang has a good business sense.
Chow Yun Fat is starring in another gambling movie, can you not go and watch it?
As for the cast, wow, "From Vegas to Macau 3" is even more amazing.
There are all kinds of people including Chow Yun-fat, Andy Lau, Nick Cheung, Chun Ge, etc. You will be dazzled by the sight!
If you add up the fans of these people, it would be an extremely terrifying number.
In addition, "The Man from Macau" is also a series, and the box office performance of the first two films is very good.
Especially the second part, which earned 9.68 million RMB and almost broke 10 billion.
So no matter how you look at "The Man from Macau 3", it is definitely a big hit.
In the original time and space, "The Man from Macau 3" and "The Monkey King 10" both had box office revenues of over billion.
But now, Zhou Qing feels that a question mark should be put on it.
The same is true for Stephen Chow's "The Mermaid", which originally cost 33.91 billion RMB.
Why?
Because the market size of the Lunar New Year period has an upper limit. In other words, the Lunar New Year period cake is only so big.
If more is taken away by others, then naturally films like "The Mermaid" will get less.
In the original time and space, only Feng Xiaogang's "Old Cannon" had more points.
But the total box office of the film was only 7.48 million.
But now?
There is a new "Dying to Survive"!
Then the share of several "The Mermaid" films will of course be compressed a lot.
Zhou Qing said he didn't know to what extent the compression was achieved.
We will only know the answer when "The Mermaid" is released.
In the original time and space, the box office of "The Mermaid" was higher than that of "Dying to Survive".
But now, Zhou Qing said he didn't know either.
But Zhou Qing himself is actually quite interested in what the result will be.
"The sci-fi movie "Time Travel Cohabitation" directed by Lu Yang and starring Zhao Liying has finished filming. Zhao Liying's finishing photos are quirky and weird."
"'Time Travel' has been completed, and Lu Yang said it is the work he is most satisfied with."
"Zhou Qing Pictures' first new film in 16 years, Time Travel Together, has aroused fans' expectations."
On January 1, the filming of "Super Time Cohabitation", which has been a hot topic in the circle, was completed.
Although the scale of "Time Raiders" is relatively small and even though it has science fiction elements, the total cost is only 3000 million.
But even so, the two labels of "screenwriter Zhou Qing + science fiction" have made "Time Raiders" one of the most important film projects.
From the day the project was launched, the industry has been paying close attention to it.
What in particular?
Lu Yang’s previous work "Back to 20" is actually very similar to the current "Time Raiders".
They are all feature films with science fiction elements, and they achieved an excellent result of 4.68 million.
This time it is still the team of Lu Yang and Zhao Liying, so everyone is even more looking forward to "Super Time Cohabitation".
This is especially true for Zhao Liying's fans.
Everyone is looking forward to the release of "Time Raiders".
"Director Zhou, the post-production of Time Travel Together is expected to take two months, and the finished film will probably be released in mid-to-late March."
Lu Yang knocked on Zhou Qing's office door and reported the relevant situation to Zhou Qing.
"I see."
Zhou Qing nodded, indicating that he understood what was going on.
"Time Travel" will definitely be released in the summer, so it's completely in time. Even if it's released later, it won't have much of an impact.
"Baoqiang, how do you feel?"
After discussing the important matters with Lu Yang, Zhou Qing turned his gaze to Wang Baoqiang who had come back with them.
Wang Baoqiang initially gained experience in the crew of Wu Jing's "Wolf Warrior".
However, in order to avoid always taking advantage of the same person, Wang Baoqiang joined the crew of "Super Time Cohabitation" after the filming of "Super Time Cohabitation" had started for a while.
"Being a director is so interesting, Director Zhou. I finally understand why you like being a director so much."
Wang Baoqiang started talking in front of Zhou Qing, seeming extremely excited.
Zhou Qing basically didn't say much, but Wang Baoqiang talked incessantly about his experiences and insights.
It can be seen that Wang Baoqiang really put his heart into it.
Indeed, I learned something.
However, Wang Baoqiang was not satisfied with this.
"Director Zhou, Brother Jing's Wolf Warrior hasn't finished filming yet. I plan to go to Brother Jing's place to learn from him."
Without waiting for Zhou Qing to speak, Wang Baoqiang took the initiative to propose to Zhou Qing.
Speaking of which, Wu Jing's "Wolf Warrior" started filming before Lu Yang's "Time Raiders".
But on the one hand, "Wolf Warrior" is larger in scale, and on the other hand, Wu Jing's filming was indeed more meticulous.
The cycle is much longer than that of "Time Raiders".
If I remember correctly, in the original time and space, Wu Jing filmed for a full 10 months.
So Zhou Qing was also prepared that Wu Jing would have to shoot for several more months.
In principle, Zhou Qing would not object to Wang Baoqiang's request.
As long as Wu Jing doesn't mind Wang Baoqiang being a burden, it will be fine.
"Contact Wu Jing yourself."
Zhou Qing said casually to Wang Baoqiang.
"I annoyed Brother Jing last time. Looks like I have to spend a lot of money this time."
Wang Baoqiang held his chin with his hand and fell into deep thought.
After chatting with Zhou Qing about some other things, Wang Baoqiang pushed the door open and walked out in high spirits.
With great enthusiasm, he went to contact his brother Jing.
As for Zhou Qing?
They began to pay attention to the data of "Dying to Survive".
It is now January 1th, and it has been exactly two weeks since the release of Dying to Survive, and the momentum is as strong as ever.
It can be said that it has been crushing all the way.
Looking back at the two weeks since the release of "Dying to Survive", it was a record-breaking two weeks.
What about the first-day box office record, the highest single-day box office record, the fastest record to break 100 million, the fastest record to break 200 million...
Until the current fastest record of 20 billion.
That’s right, in just two weeks, the total box office of "Dying to Survive" has exceeded 20 billion!
It reached 20.78 billion!
"It's already over 20 billion? That's terrifying!"
"It's only been two weeks, and it's already over 20 billion?"
"Director Zhou is so horrible, he is simply a pervert!"
The entire industry was filled with such gasps, as everyone was stunned by the incredible box office of "Dying to Survive".
When "Dying to Survive" was released, people in the industry generally predicted that the film had a good chance of hitting 20 billion yuan, becoming the second 20 billion yuan film after "Monster Hunt".
But no one expected that "Dying to Survive" achieved the 20 billion mark in just two weeks!
It’s a pity that when Zhou Qing made the bold statement that the box office would surpass that of “Monster Hunt”, he also asked everyone to support him and not let himself be embarrassed.
When he turned around, he saw Director Zhou rubbing "Monster Hunt" on the ground.
The box office of "Dying to Survive" in two weeks exceeded the box office of "Monster Hunt" in one month!
Judging from the extremely strong momentum of "Dying to Survive", even if it is not postponed, it will have no problem surpassing the total box office of "Monster Hunt".
Because the total box office of "Dying to Survive" is no longer just 20 billion.
But there is a great possibility that it will hit 30 billion!
“30 billion box office? Are Chinese-language films about to enter the 30 billion box office era?”
"No way? Is the first Chinese entertainment movie to break 30 billion box office about to be born?"
Everyone in the circle held their breath, widened their eyes, and stared at "Dying to Survive".
Everyone wants to know whether "Dying to Survive" can create such a miracle.
"30 billion! Qingzi, I'm afraid our "Dying to Survive" can really break 30 billion!"
Huang Bo couldn't believe his eyes. The huge happiness almost knocked him unconscious.
20 billion in two weeks, what's wrong with 30 billion in a month?
Nothing wrong!
If nothing unexpected happens, "Dying to Survive" will really break 30 billion.
If Huang Bo still had some doubts a while ago, now he has no doubts at all.
Gudong!
When he thought of this, Huang Bo swallowed hard subconsciously, and his heart beat faster.
He is about to become the first 30 billion male lead in the entire Chinese entertainment industry.
Heaven!
I’m really going to heaven!
Zhou Qing was much calmer about this.
The box office of 30 billion is indeed quite high, especially in this era, it is indeed earth-shattering.
But when he thought about the possibility that a movie would break the 30 billion box office in the future, Zhou Qing felt that billion was nothing.
He quickly adjusted his mindset, keeping an eye on the box office of "Dying to Survive" while busying himself with his own affairs.
whats the matter?
In addition to some daily affairs of Zhou Qing Pictures, the most important thing is writing scripts.
Zhou Qing has not yet worked out the full-year plan for 16. He plans to start working on it after returning from his annual leave.
However, this did not prevent Zhou Qing from writing the script.
Because there is a movie script that Zhou Qing must write.
"Journey to India".
But Zhou Qing had already promised Wang Baoqiang, and Wang Baoqiang had even made careful preparations for this.
Then it's impossible for Zhou Qing to stand Wang Baoqiang up, right?
Although the original script of "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons 2" was very bad, Zhou Qing had to spend a lot of effort to optimize it.
But with Zhou Qing's current level of screenwriting prowess, it wouldn't take him twenty days to write a new script.
No matter how troublesome "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" is, how troublesome can it be?
It's not a big deal.
"Director Zhou, I have completed the script for Nezha!"
However, before he finished writing the script for "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons", Jiaozi had already finished writing the script for "Nezha".
The other party excitedly told the news to Zhou Qing, the exclusive producer.
"Is it finally out?"
Zhou Qing's eyes lit up when he heard that.
My interest in the script brought by Jiaozi suddenly increased. (End of this chapter)